John C. Calhoun?

Question

Who was John C. Calhoun, what did he do, and why is he historically significant?

Answer 1

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United States Senator from South Carolina
In office
1845 – 1850

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16th United States Secretary of State
In office
April 1, 1844 – March 10, 1845
President John Tyler
Preceded by Abel P. Upshur
Succeeded by James Buchanan

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United States Senator from South Carolina
In office
1832 – 1844

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7th Vice President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832
President John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Preceded by Daniel D. Tompkins
Succeeded by Martin Van Buren

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10th United States Secretary of War
In office
October 8, 1817 – March 4, 1825
President James Monroe
Preceded by William H. Crawford
Succeeded by James Barbour

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Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
1810 – 1817

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Born March 18, 1782(1782-03-18)
Abbeville, South Carolina
Died March 31, 1850 (aged 68)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Political party Democratic-Republican, Democratic, Nullifier
Spouse Floride Colhoun Calhoun
Religion Unitarian[1]
John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, at the center of the foreign policy and financial disputes of his age and best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification, and the rights of electoral minorities, such as the Southern states.

Answer 2

John C. Calhoun was a South Carolina politician.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun

Answer 3

John C. Calhoun was a prominent South Carolinian senator and politician and was Andrew Jackson's vice president in his first term. He is most noted the nullification crisis in which he strongly supported seceding from the Union in 1832. He actually began to fuel the crisis for the Civil war by speaking of seceding from the Union.

Answer 4

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